Ship&Offshore | Issue GreenTech/2021
Nice to have, but not enough
The ambitions of the international shipping industry to reduce CO2 emissions and thus achieve the IMO’s climate targets remain unbroken. By adopting the Energy Efficiency Existing Ship Index (EEXI) and the Carbon Intensity Indicator (CCI) at its recent session, the IMO’s Marine Environment Protection Committee (MEPC) agreed to important short-term measures to mitigate greenhouse gas emissions in shipping. It is now a question of filling those measures with life and helping shipowners calculate the index and assess the various options for compliance strategies....